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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-01
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Novel Scenes in French Court During the
Trial Of n Scandal Snit.

Novel Scenes in French Court During the
Trial Of n Scandal Snit.
PARIS, Jan. 31-A sensation has been caused
by tho trial of the case of Able
Roussel against Annette Harcnoup for forg-
ing the formers name to check for 1000
francs. The courtroom to-day was packed
with people, and the judge was compelled to ad
monish witnesses for openly Offering to sell
women seats upon their knees. Able Roussel is a
well-known founder of orphanages and found
ling institutions The woman charges him
with spending charitable donations for wine
and mistresses Her defense is that she in
duced tho Able to sign the check when
drunk because she saw he was becom-
ing tired of liaison into which he had
drawn her at the age of fifteen. The Able
admitted having given money to the
woman, but said he did so because she was poor.
11e denied ali her charges, and accused her of
black mail. The woman was acquitted of the
charge Of forgery, but sentenced to six months
Imprisonment on a separate charge
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Minor Notes.

Edward Owens, a brakeman on an Indianapo-
lis & st. Louis freight, was caught between the
bumpers and mutiated under the wheels at Car
bon, on Sunday. He died instantly.
At Bedford D. Woody seriously, if not fatally,
cut Bin Mcbride with knife, over a game of
cards. Woody, it is supposed, has fed. He is
nearly six feet high, front teeth gone, and slut
tiers little.
Hon. Cortez Ewing, cashier of the Third
National Bank, of Greens burg, died on Sunday.
He was about fifty years of age. During his life
he held many public positions. the duties of
which he discharged faithfully.
The residence of Austin N Wilder, at Bed
ford, took FIRE in the second story on Sunday.
The fire was put out before much damage was
done. On examination Mr.. Wilder found that a
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Arrested for Robbing His Employer.

In September last several men engaged in a
bloody fight at Jaclsson's livery stable, at No
24l West Washington street All the partici-
pants were captured except Louis Goldsmith
After evading arrest here he went to Cincinnati.
where he got employment. Last week Mayor
Denny received letter from the Mayor of Gin
cinnati, stating that the young man had robbed
his employer in that city, and had returned
here He was found yesterday, again employed
at Jaekson's stable, aid was arrested. He will
probably be tried on the charges against him
hera
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
All Kinds in the Two States.
tempted Murder in Bartholomew County
Excited Over Beasts Depredations.
INDIANA.

A Decision That Settles Good Many Cues
tions Directly or by Inference.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANvILIE, Jan. 31-In the case of the Dan
vile & Pittsboro Gravei-road Company VS. Jo-
seph Beeson decision was rendered against the
plaintiff The facts are as follows: The plant
ifs road runs north and south. Fifty rods from
the south end it is intersected by free road
running from the east. The plaintiff has toll
house at this point and collects cent toll for
each vehicle for the fifty rods travel. Some
time in November about fifty men living along
the free road bouehta strip of land fifteen feet
wide on the west side of and alongside the
plaintiffs road from the dollhouse to beyond
the southern terminus thereof, and threw it
open to the public for travel by setting the
fence back west fifteen feet In crossing
the gravel road it was necessary to pass under
the toll pole. Many travellers were held until
they paid toll, others were allowed to pass after
demanding the toll and were afterwards sued
under the statute. of which the defendant was
one, while about twenty cases were held in abey-
ance. Judge Ayres held that the defendants
had a right to purchase and use the land as a
free road, even though it lay alongside the plant
ifs gravel road. Many questions are raised by
this case among which are Has corporation
implied rghtsf Can a man use his property as
he pleases if it does not iniure othersa What
constitutes damage without injury? etc. all Of
which are settled directly or by inference in the
above decision
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THE STARS,
By Prof. S. P. Langley. An interesting chap
ter Of the New Astronomy, with delicate IL
lustrations of star spectra and astronomical
photographs
The hitherto unpublished conclusion to an
old romance of Love and Alchemy. BY James
Lane Allen, with a full-page illustration by
Blum
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: AsHIsTORY,
By JOHN G. NICOLAY and COL. JOHN HAY.
The illustrations this month include por-
traits of four presidents, of David Davis,
Robert G. Winthrop, Joshua r. Gddings, and
of the Rev. Peter Cartwright, the famous
Methodist preacher VINO ran against Lincoln
when the latter was elected to Congress. The
present installment relates to
LINCOLN IN CONGRESS AND IN LAW,
And while reviewing the interesting history
of the Mexican War and the administrations
of Polk and Taylor, it follows Lincoln through
his growing acquaintance with public men
and events, describing, with many anecdotes,
his congressional career, and revealing his
characteristic methods and principles as
lawyer.
HIIDWINTER RESORT:
Nassau in the Bahamas, by VIM. G. Church,
with illustrations by Winslow Homer.
THE RELATIVE STRENGTH AND WEAK
NESS OF NATIONS.
The second of Edward Atkinson's valuable
and significant papers, discussing the real
meaning of national ornaments and taxes.
S'PHIRY ANN,
An illustrated story of the moonshiners by
EDWARD THOMPSON TAYLOR,
By Rev. G. A. Bartol. An interesting charac-
terization of Boston's powerful and original
sailor-preacher, told with anecdotes and ac-
companed By f9ll- p,e portrait Also;
BY Walt Whitman, who in a striking paper
ranks the preacher as 'the one essentially
perfect orator he has heard.
FRANK r. sTOCKTON'S NOVEL,
1.-The Hundredth Man." is continued. s'It
displays increased literary skill. Christian
Union.
RECENT ART DISCOVERIES IN ROME,
An illustrated archaeological paper by tho di-
rector of the new Museo Urbano
THE BAALING OF JEFFERSON DAVIS,
When accused of completely in the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln A chapter of Gin
side history" carefully compiled by. George
Parsons Lathrop, introducing the names Of
Garrison, Thaddeus Stevens, Charles OCon-
or, John A. Andrew, and others, and giving
fac smile Of the power of attorney held by
| Chief Justice Shea from the bondsmen Com
modore Vanderbilt, Horace Greeley and Gerrit
| Smith.
LEES INVASION OF MARYLAND
By General Longstreet, with illustrations, in
q
JAMES McCOSH,
The President of Princeton College, with por-
| trait.
GEORGE w CABLES NOVELETTE,
| Of Acadian Life in Louisiana a story of love
| and war, illustrated by Kemble. Part Two
| (conclusion).
THE OLDEST CHURCH IN LONDON,
| ST. Bartholomew the Great. BY Norman
Moore. with fourteen pictures of its ancient
| architecture by Pennell.
POEMS
| By Edmund c. Stedman, Robert Burns Will
| son, Joaquin Miller and others.
DEPARTMENTS.
| Topics of the Time; Open Letters; Brio "a
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New subscribers who begin with the Janu-
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| free (if claimed when the subscription is en-.
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Noblesville's Gas Well.

Special to the Indianapolis Journaz.
NoBLEsvILLE, Jan. 31.-Interest in the
Nobesville gas we'll continues to crow and the
volume of gas steadily increases. The find of
gas here is attracting attention of gas and oil
Parties from Lima, o., breaking ground
here to-day and contracting to begin operations
inside of thirty days, while experienced oil men
from Pennsylvania are on the ground pros
pectine with view to operating here. The
company that developed the well now in opera
ton testing territory with a view to
drilling additional wells This company still claims
to have the best we'll in the State. Gas-ftters
and plumbers are locating here and expecting a
good business
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box containing $3.50 belonging to the Masonic
lodge here. had been broken open and the
money taken.
ILLINOIS.

The Village of Mclean Excited Over the
Depredations of a Strange Animal.
Special to the indianapolis Journaf
BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 3L-The vicinity Of the
village of Mclean, in this county, about fifteen
miles out west, has been much agitated the past
few days by the occasional appearance of some
strange and gigantic beast which is believed to
be panther. The animal was heard bowling
wildly few nights ago. A man who heard it
arose. and, on looking out, saw what he believes
was panther, bounding away Since that
time the strange animal has been heard and seen
by a number. both by night and BY day. This
morning two children who were going to school
saw the animal crouching in a country road.
When it caught sight of the children it
bounded away lightly leaped the roadside fence.
and running across field, leaped high hedge
and disappeared. number of goats and hogs
have recently been missed, and are supposed to
have been devoured by the beast The people OF
the neighborhood are thoroughly alarmed, and
are afraid to go out at night or trust children
out alone in day time The people are prepar-
ing for general hunt The older residents are
of opinion that the animal is either wildcat or
wolf, both of which animals years ago. were
quite numerous in that vicinity.
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Ssan,ey,s African Expedition.

LONDON, Jan. 31.--Mr. Henry NJ. Stanley tel
egraphs from Cairo, Egypt as follows 'Nubar
Pasha desires me to contradict the reports that
the Egyptian government is raising difficulties
for the Emin Bey relief expedition. The men
and everything l have asked for will be ready
for departure on Monday. Mr.. Stanley adds
that everything is proceeding satisfactorily.
Uniforms for Euiin Bey and his force are being
made. and all hands working loyalty He
proposes to leave Cairo on Thursday Mr. Stan
icy Gays the telegram representing that Emin
Bey had been heard from, ana that he on
his way to the eastern coast of Africa, having
cut his way through Uganda territory, was non
eense.
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Brief Mention.

A d.stemper is epidemic among the horses of
southern Champaign county.
A Geneseo shoemaker says that in one
week he recently earned s. cents. OF this sum
40 cents was put on the book for future collec-
ton.
From investigations recently made on the farm
of Degen Bros. few miles southwest of Ottawa
there are indications that natural gas may be
found in paying quantities.
The disease of CHAMBERS has broken out among
the Thomas j. Kramer horses, north of Decatur,
and tho farm has been placed in state of quar-
antne for two months. Three of the horses
were killed Friday by DR.. Reid. AS
sistant State Veterinarian, and eleven were
isolated.
A remarkable religious awakening is sweeping
over Champaign and adjacent counties. Re-
vivals are in progress at more churches
in almost every town. John Russell and Miss
Jessie Crawford. the young lady so miraculously
healed nv prayer and faith last spring, taking
part. Elder Parker says over seven hundred
have been converted in the Methodist churches
alone in the Champaign district.
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Frightful Falls of Workmen.

John Cooper, foreman at the steel-ral mills,
was out on the building in course of construc-
ton yesterday afternoon, when he stepped on a
piece of timber that was not nailed. 1t turned
with him, and he fell thirty feet breaking three
ribs and receiving slight internal injuries.
Andy Maur, plasterer in the employ Of Jo-
seph Ernst was working at Schmidt's brewery
yesterday afternoon. when the scaffold on which
he worked gave way letting him fall to the floor.
distance of twelve feet. One hip was dislo-
Gated. and his back was sprained. He was re-
moved to st. Vincent's Hospital by Kregelo.
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Trying to Recover Lottery Ticket.

Recently, Spar & Kissel ratified off horse
nnd buggy Charles Dover purchased ticket
that proved to be the winning one On the day
the prize was to be awarded he sold his ticket to
Henry Kssel for 81. When he learned that the
ticket was the winning one he brought suit
against Kissel for its recovery, alleging that it
had been bought under false pretenses The
case is trial before Squire Judkins and is at
iractipg considerable attention.
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Exciting Time at Centerville.
al to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Jan. 31.-There have not been as
live and warlike times in Centerville since the
courthouse war;" about fifteen years ago, as
now, following the election held there on Satur-
day. on the proposition to vote 500, 900 subsidy.
in Center township. to the Evansville g. Rich
mond railroad The subsidy was lost by one
vote, and the faction in favor of it have had
Henderson Hosier and David Doty arrested for
illegal voting and given notice of protest Last
night, too following several brawls, the office
where the vote was counted was broken into and
the balot-box carried away, but the tally-sheets
ETC., it contained were only duplicates, and none
of the ballots were left in it.
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CALIFORNIA EXCURSION

Via Iron Mountain route and Southern Pacific rail
way, leaving St Louis at 91O A. NJ, Feb. and
March g. This Is the only Southern route issuing
cursion tickets to all points in southern California and
including San Francisco and is also the only South
route permitting passengers to return different
route without additional cost. Very low rates.
For circulars and full information call address
COKE ALEXANDER,
District Passenger Agent Missouri Pacific railway.
60 West Maryland street. indianapolis.
MANY parents and physicians certify that in attacks
Of Group, children have been saved by DR.. Ransom
Hive Syrup and Tolu.
SAVE the pieces 's1Oc Royal" CLUES EN-.
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a Remedx for Diphtheria.

Coroner Wagner reports that beneficial results
IRE obtained from the use, by inhalation, Of the
smoke from burning liquid tar and turpentine.
He says two or three spoonfuls of the mixture
In deep kettle, set fire, will be sufficient to
relieve the patient, though it is not expected to
cure. In one case in his own practice it was in
Etrumental in prolonging the life of his patient
ten DAYS.
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Killed a Bald Eagle.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, Jan. 31.--James Fl. Lowe, the
young son of Trustee Lowe, yesterday shot and
killed a young bald eagle near his fathers house,
eight miles southeast of here. It is fine-look-
ing bird. and measures three feet from beak to
end of tail, and seven feet from tip to tip of
wings. He brought it to town to-day, where it
has been seen by hundreds of interested spec
tatOrS.
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John Reginald Talbot, alias Sir Henry Vane
alias Lord Courtenay, besides various other
aliases. whose fraudulent pretentions to being an
English aristocrat gained for him admittance to
Indianapolis society, year or more ago. has
been operating in Pittsburg, where he has just
been exposed after having borrowed about
b, 900 from leading citizens there
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Francis Murphy Invited to indianapolis

Francis Murphy, the temperance speaker, was
invited by the Methodist Ministers Association,
at their meeting yesterday morning, to come
here in March and commence temperance
revival. The committee appointed to consider
the availability of holding the consolidated Indi
ana and Southern Indiana conferences together,
presented a report recommending April I as the
date for the meeting. An animated discussion
followed, but consideration of the report was
postponed two weeks
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Massacre in Afelanistan.

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-A dispatch from Bombay
says party of Duranis, melted by the Governor
of Candahar, recently attacked fort in south
Afghanistan, between the Pichpin and Khoiak
ranges. intending to kill the British political of
fcer and the engineer of the Quetta railroad
Both were absent, however, and thus escaped in
jury, but the Durans massacred the khan and
one hundred coolies.
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Vance Got OFF.

wasiin gton Critic
Senator Vance delivered an address on "True
Democracy" last evening before the Crescent Club
Of Baltimore. Following is pertinent extract
"a lady asked me yesterday in street-car:
Senator, is there any difference between the
Democrats and Repnblicansf l said: Madam,
] have to get OFF, Loud and continued laugh
ter and appause
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the jewelry was kept. The next trip the men
made one of them reached over the counter and
securing handful of valuable rings, dropped
his coal bucket and ran. Before the women could
call for assistance he was out of sight. He was
unknown to Mrs Mai, ard also TO the man who
was helping him carry the coal He secured
several rings and some other jewelry, in all not
less than 800 worth
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From Honest industry - Hobberv.

Mrs August Mai. who keeps millinery and
jewelry store combined at No 43 South Illinois
street. last evening employed two colored men
to remove load of coal from the sidewalk in
front of the store to a rear room. In carrying
in the coal the workmen had to pass through
the store-room. About o'clock, when the coal
was nearly all in, Mrs Mai and her
clerk both had occasion to leave
the front part Of the store, where
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Shot in the Hand and Head.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CLAYTON, Jan. Bic. G.. Webb and Mr..
Boyd two farmers living three miles southeast
from here. quarreled this morning about some
cattle, belonging to Boyd, breaking through the
fence into Webbs cornfied and destroying some
shocked corn, when Boyd drew his revolver and
shot Webb twice, nflicting severe wounds in his
nand and head Webb will probably recover.
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Steanshin Narrs

New YORK. Jan. 3l.-Arrived: Donau, from
Bremen; La Bretagne from Havre.
QUEENSTOWN. Jan. 3l.-Arriyed: Kansas
from Boston; Lord Cough, from Philadelphia,
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The Fresh Fragrance

OF Sozodont renders it the most agreeable ar
ticle ever used as a tooth wash. 1t has none of
the acrid properties of the astringent tooth pow
ders, and instead of contracting the gums, it
ders them firm and elastic
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Madison courier.
General Harrison's pleading before tho SUI
preme Court in behalf of Colonel Rooertson's
right to the Office of Lieutenant governor is a
wonderfully clear and strong statement Of the
law in the case
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Bad MIR. Beecher.

New York Graphic.
'Why should not women be hangeda' asks
Henry Ward Beecher. What! All Of them2
Bhame on You, Mr.. Beecher.
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Another Victory for s.The Cause.

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-Baron Denmar, in the
House of Lords this afternoon, moved second
reading of the womaa's suffrage bill On mo-
tion of the Marquis of Salisbury, the motion
was rejected without division.
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& St Louis Railway Company.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind Jan. 27, 1887.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of this
company will be held at the Office of the company in
indianapolis Ind, on WEDNESDAY Feb. 49, 1887,
between the hours of 10 and IL o'clock a. m.
The transfer books will be closed from the evening
Of Feb to the morning of Feb II.
GEO. II. RUSSELL. Secretary.
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Attempted Murder.


COLUMBUS, Jan. 31.-A little over year ago
George Cooper, young farmer, was found
murdered in the woods six miles east of this
city. There was intense excitement, and Evan
Fix. an intimate companion of Cooper, was
rested and finally tried and ACQUITTED in Brown
county, the proof not being very strong. AL
though it was conceded that the verdict
Just. according to the evidence.
there was deep mystery enshrouding
the whole affair, and enough came
to light tc lead to pretty general belief that
Fix, if not the perpetrator, knew n great deal
more about the crime than he cared to tell and
he has rested under cloud ever since. The
family. the mother being widow, had sold all
their property and intended to move to Alabama
in, few days, but yesterday the community
was startled by the report that young Fix had
been assassinated the night before. 1t has
since been learned that about P. NJ,
while in the dooryard, he was twice
and his. back and neck filled with shot, but he
was not dangerously injured. The excitement
over the Cooper murder only smoldering.
Many threats have been made, the whole COM
munity is ablaZe, and no one would be sur
prised to hear of still other tragedies Fix sent
to ask the protection of the court and the sheriff
brought him to this city, where he is at present.
Confirmation of Amsden's Rumored Death.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Jan. 31-A response to a tele-
gram and the receipt of a Conway. Kan, paper
confirms the supposition that the Capt. ]. NJ.
Amsden who committed suicide there, as an
nounced by teleg raph in the Journal. last Sat-
urday, was the husband and father of family
in this city, whom he left about the beginning
of the war. He was book-keeper before and
after going West, was for time in business at
Hamilton Mills, Ark. and before the construc-
ton of the Little Rock & Fort Smith railway
was the captain of the steamer Hamilton, run
lily lived at Hamilton, o.. before they separated,
and the name Hamilton was therefore, no doubt,
given to Hamilton Mills and to his boat
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A FEW applications of Salvation Oil will in
stantly relieve stiffness in the neck or joints.
% cents.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

E the pieces! "1Oc Royal CLUES EN-.
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GILMORE.

The Chest military band in the world,"
led as L. =. (iln,or. the "most popular
band-master IN America" with a grand
programme Of classical and popular mu-
sic, is something that will prove an
irresistible attraction at the Turner Hall
Tuesday, April 49, Miss Lititia Fritch,
the prima donna, and all the famous in
strumental soloists will appear. The sale
of seats opens April at the usual place.
The dozen or more richly-leweled
medals worn by P. S. Gilmore at his
concerts are testimonials of regard from
crowned beads of Europe and from soci-
cites and institutions be has benefited
aud promoted in this country. But the
crowds of delighted listeners that attend
his magnificent concerts everywhere are
the grardest testimonials he can have.
1t is enough to bring themsout, not only
in this city but in the country surround
ing. to state that Gilmore and his entire
band will appear.